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Coconut!

February 5, 2012

I like coconut quite a lot. I love coconut. It’s important to me. It’s so important that this is the perfect time and place to expound my love in link form. Real Talk: I spent the morning in the kitchen with a new coconut recipe that bonkers FAILED. I’ll get coconut, hazelnut, and chocolate together [...]

Mini Pretzel Dogs

January 31, 2012

I think I’d like to write a book about how to make friends, entitled How to Make Friends, the almost fairytale. Chapter One Once upon a time there was a lonely girl who had but one friend… her snaggle-toothed mother. One day, in the kitchen, she stumbled upon a rare and delicious combination. A combination [...]

Roasted Winter Citrus

January 29, 2012

I’m 87% sure there’s nothing you can do to ruin these perfect creations. Winter citrus is sparkling! If I could wear these citrus segments as earrings… I would. Let’s roast these beauties! I know. Weird. Weird… but totally incredible. Warm and salty sweet citrus bites.

Chocolate Beet Cake with Beet Cream Cheese Frosting

January 24, 2012

Hey Dude (that I’m currently dating), We need to talk. It’s about your mother. Mostly… it’s about how I need to meet your mother. We’ve been carrying on for a while now… and I need to meet the lady that birthed you, clothed you, slapped you upside the head, and made you the awesome man [...]

Spiced Almond Steamer

January 21, 2012

Not everything requires a bowl, a mixer, whisk, and measuring spoons. Sometimes the most delicious comforts come out of milk, spice, and heat. I’ve been keeping it pretty simple in the kitchen lately. You know… trying to treat my body right, and such. I’m also trying to stay far far away from the Winter cold [...]

Vanilla Bean and Cocoa Nib Meringues

January 18, 2012

Have you ever spent a hearty sum of money on something… and then didn’t want to use it because it was so expensive? I sometimes feel that way about my couch. Ok… I didn’t spend a ton of money on my couch… but, well… it felt like a lot of money at the time. As [...]

Savory Cornmeal and Chive Waffles with salsa and eggs

January 15, 2012

There’s something about a giant stack of waffles topped with butter, powdered sugar, and maple syrup that puts me in an un-fightable, resistance resistant, afternoon coma. That really… and I mean reeeeaaalllyyy pisses off the workaholic in me. She hates napping. The waffle-aholic in me? Well… obviously she thinks her workaholic counterpart should just chill the [...]

Green Pea Pesto Ravioli

January 13, 2012

This is total brain food. If you think you know what I mean by that… think again. This is the sort of dish that you can make seated at your kitchen counter, or at your the desk that you’ve cleared off, or sitting on the floor beside the coffee table. This is the sort of [...]

Roasted and Shredded Beef Sandwiches

January 8, 2012

Dear New Year, Here’s the deal! I like carrot sticks. I’m going to keep eating those. I like oatmeal cookies. I’m going to continue to consider them a breakfast cookie. I’ll drink green juices. I’ll even like it. Also… I’m going to continue to follow 3 people on Facebook that I don’t actually like. It’s [...]

Triple Chocolate Black Bean Brownies

January 6, 2012

I was skeptical. Sure… I’ve heard people talk about beans in brownies, but really!? Must we really put beans in our brownies? Isn’t that just like having a CNN news break right in the middle of Teen Mom 2? Kind of a bummer. I was skeptical and I was dang wrong. Beans in brownies is [...]

Spinach Feta Blood Orange Salad

January 2, 2012

My grandmother used to have a house dress, house hair, and house shoes. She made no apologies for boiling her fresh vegetables half way to kingdom come. She sat with her Bible at every spare moment. I… well, I have a house sweater. It’s big and grey with floppy sleeves and giant buttons. It’s just [...]

Oatmeal Walnut Cocoa Nib Cookies

December 28, 2011

It’s a slow slow week we’re living, these days after Christmas and before New Year’s Day… but what’s on your brain? Are you ready to say goodbye to 2011? Are you ready to shake it out? 2011 was a beautiful year… but I’m ready to shake it out so I can put some beauty in [...]

Super Herb Butter

December 27, 2011

Yesterday was a day like any other day. I woke up thinking about doughnuts and chili fries. Ok… not really. I did, however, make my way to the kitchen, found an open box of cereal, and ate a giant handful of dry cereal with my eyes closed. Then I drank milk. I can’t tell you [...]

Red Velvet Christmas Cupcakes

December 21, 2011

Dear Santa, Let’s have some real talk. If you’ve been listening to my podcast you know all about what I want for Christmas. You’ve heard me blabber on and on about glitter nail polish, sequin tops, Tina Fey, and bourbon. Yes… I want Tina Fey for Christmas. Actually though… I want none of these things. [...]

Bite-sized Baked Brie

December 17, 2011

My hair is straight today. My hair is straight today only because a woman spent about two hours pulling, tugging, blowing, and spraying my hair into this state. It’s still curly on the bottom. It’s also still frizzy on the top. It would appear as though the outside of my head is as stubborn as [...]

Chocolate Peppermint Roll with chocolate ganache

December 12, 2011

Own your life. Own every last bit of it. Don’t send your Christmas cards out until you’re good and ready. Wear neon purple tights with a grey dress… why not ? Go heavy on the gold eyeshadow…tis the season. Green nail polish? Go on. Run through the rain… or sleep in and skip exercise [...]

Pickle Fries

December 6, 2011

I think maybe I can see into my future. Well, I can see into my future if my future involves me being pregnant. If I’m ever a pregnant Joy the Baker… oh sweet lordy… God help us all. I’ll totally be one of those pickles and ice cream women. I’ll also be a marshmallow and [...]

Peanut Butter, Banana, and Oat Milkshake

December 5, 2011

Fresh Cranberry Cream Scones with candied ginger

December 1, 2011

So what… I’m a girl obsessed. This week I’ve treated myself to cranberry colored lipstick. I am way into my new cranberry sweater. I have my eye on some cranberry colored pumps (yea… pumps). Cranberry nail polish, duh. I have a bag of fresh cranberries in my fridge and I’m slowly teaching myself to gnaw [...]

Caramelized Mushrooms and Dumplings

November 27, 2011

It seems as though… if you put biscuits on it… someone will profess their love to you. It’s a strange phenomenon. It’s totally true. Put biscuits on it… people will fall in love with you on the quick. We’re dealing in comfort food here. It’s like a food hug. Get into it!

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